四、IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )
Passage One
Deepinside a mountain near Sweetwater in East. Tennessee is a body of water knownas the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as theworld´s largest underground lake.The Lost Sea is part of an extensive andhistoric cave system called Craighead Caverns.
The caverns have been known and used since the days of theCherokee Indian Nation. The cave expands into a series of huge rooms from asmall opening on the side of the mountain. Approximately one mile from theentrance,in a room called "the Council Room," many Indian artifactshave been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery, arrowheads,weapons, and jewelry.
For many years there were persistent rumors of a large undergroundlake somewhere in a cave but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, athirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening threehundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled withwater.
Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it inglass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres ofwater have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found.Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extentof it is still unknown.
第36题单选 The Lost Sea is unique becauseit is __
A.part of a historical cave system
B.the biggest underground lake in theworld
C.listed in the Guinness Book of WorldRecords
D.the largest body of water in Tennessee
第37题单选 The Craighead Caverns have been known__
A.through history
B.since the time of the Indian Nations
C.since 1905
D.since divers explored them
第38题单选 Who located the Lost Sea in recenttimes?
A.The Cherokee Indians.
B.Tourists.
C.Ben Sands.
D.Scientists.
第39题单选 It can be inferred from the passagethat the Craighead Caverns presently serve as __
A.an underground testing site
B.an Indian meeting ground
C.a tourist attraction
D.a motor boat race course
Passage Two
Humanneeds seem endless. They might be regarded as making up several levels. Whenthere is enough money to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once thislevel is satisfied,the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter,appears. By the end of World War Ⅱ , theseneeds were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third levelappeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied.Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared:the"life-enriching" level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction,that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stressesmental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a varietyof goods and services. Among them are vacation trips ,the best medical anddental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the lateststyles in clothing.
On the fourth level,a lot of money is spent on services, while onthe first three levels more is spent on goods.
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achievedbest by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay forgovernment action against disease, ignorance,
crime, and prejudice. After filling ourstomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we nowmay seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the goodthings on the first four levels.
第40题单选 According to the passage,manwill begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when
A.he has saved up enough money
B.he has grown dissatisfied with hissimple shelter
C.he has satisfied his hunger
D.he has learned to build houses
第41题单选 It can be inferred from the passagethat by the end of World WarⅡ,most Americans
A.were very rich
B.lived in poverty
C.did not own automobiles
D.had own automobiles
第42题单选 What is the main concern of man on thefourth level?
A.The more goods the better.
B.The more "luxury'" items thebetter.
C.The more mental satisfaction thebetter.
D.The more earnings the better.
第43题单选 The author tends to think that thefifth level
A.would be little better than the fourthlevel
B.may be a lot more desirable than thefirst four
C.can be the last and most satisfyinglevel
D.will become attainable before thegovernment takes actions
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